Hood or shield for locomotive-cab windows.



PATENTED JUNE 26, 1906.

E. W. PAYNE. HOOD OR SHIELD FOR LOGOMOTIVE GAB WINDOWS.

APPLIUATION FILED OOT.16,1905.

:lllll EDWVIN W. PAYNE, OF OREWE, VIRGINIA.

HOOD OR SHIELD FOR LOCOMOTIVE-CAB WINDOWS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 16,

Patented June 26, 1906; 1905. Serial 110.283.020.

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Be it known that I, EDWIN W. PAYNE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Crewe, in the county of Nottoway and State of Virginia, haveinvented a new and useful Hood or Shield for Locomotive-Cab Windows, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved hood or shield for locomotive-cabwindows, and has for its object to provide a simple, inexpensive, ande'fl'icient device of this character which will effectually protect theengineer from the rays of the sun when making long runs in summer andwhich will also serve to deflect rain, snow, and sleet and prevent thesame from obscuring the vision of the engineer.

A further obiect of the invention is to provide a shield or awningcapable of being compactly folded within the cab when not in use, so asnot to interfere wit-h the opening or closing of the window.

A further object is to form the shield with a pair of"oppositely-disposed sliding wings or extensions adapted to engage theexterior walls of the cab, and thereby support the shield or hood at theproper angle or inclination.

A still further object is to provide the hood and its extensions orwings with terminal flanges which form a trough and serve to conduct thewater or condensed steam from the roof of the cab to each side of thewindows, so as to prevent the same from dripping on the engineer.

WVith these and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointedout in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that variouschanges in form, proportion, and minor details of construction may beresorted to without departing from the principles or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, Figure1 is a longitudinal view of a portion of a locomotive-cab looking at theinterior of the cab and showing my improved hood or shield in operativeposition above the cab-window. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional viewtaken on the line 2 2 of Fig. l, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of thehood or shield detached.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding drawings.

The numeral 5 designates the cab of a locomotive-engine of any suitableshape and construction, the cab shown by wayof illustration in thepresent case being formed of sheetiron and providedwith the usual sidewindow-opening 6, over which is placed my improved hood or shield.

The hood or protector consists of a supporting-plate 7, riveted orotherwise rigidly secured to the top of the car inside the latter andimmediately above the window, as indicated at 8, and to which is hinged,as shown at 9, a movable section or shield 1.0, the free end of which isadapted to be swung outwardly through the window-opening and beyond thegeneral plane of the side of the car, as best shown in Fig. 2 of thedrawings, so as to form a shield or hood to protect the engineer fromthe rays oi the sun. Secured to the opposite ends of the movable section10 are brackets 11, provided with alined flanges which form guides 12for the reception of the longitudinal ribs 13 of locking wings orextensions 14, mounted for sliding movement on the section 10 andadapted to engage the exterior side walls of the car and support theshield in an inclined position, as shown. The opposite ends of theguide-ribs 13 are bent downwardly at 15 to form stops which serve tolimit the sliding movement of the locking wings or members 14, thelatter being provided with suitable knobs or finger-pieces 16 forconvenience in moving said wings to operative and inoperative positions.The free end of the movable section or shield lOis formed with anupwardly-extending curved flange 17 while the wings 14 are formed withsimilar flanges 18, which slidably engage the flange 17 and have theirterminal portions bent over the end of the flange 17, so as to retainthe sliding wings in position on the movable section. The flanges 17 and18 form, in effect, a trough and serve to conduct the condensed steam ormoisture, which usually drips from the roof of the cab when the latteris constructed of sheetiron, to a point beyond the vertical sills of thewindows, thereby preventing the same from dripping on the parts in allof the figures of the engineer when making his usual observationsAttention is here called to the fact that the ribs 13 not only serve toguide the sliding wings 14, but also serve as an additionalbearing-surface for engagement with the side of the car.

As a means for supporting the hood or shield in inoperative positionthere is secured to the ceiling 19 of the cab a spring-clip 20, whichengages the curved flange of the movable section when the latter isswung in wardly to the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2 andin which position the win dows 21 may be either closed or opened.

In operation when it is desired to use the hood or shield the latter isreleased from the clip and swung outwardly on the hinge 9 to theinclined position shown in Fig. 2, after which the wings or extensionsare moved laterally to the positions shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. Itwill thus be observed that up ward movement of the section 10 isprevented by engagement with the top of the window opening or frame 6,while the wings 14 by engagement with the sides of the cab preventdownward movement of said section. To move the shield to inoperativeposition, it is simply necessary to withdraw the wings and swing themovable section inwardly and upwardly until the curved flange engagesthe spring-clip.

While the device is shown and described on a locomotive-cab, it isobvious that the same may be used with equally good results inconnection with doors and windows of private dwellings, oflicebuildings, railway-ears, or wherever a shield of this character would bedesirable.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that there is provided anextremely simple and inexpensive device admirably adapted for theattainments of the ends in view.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. Thecombination with a support having an opening formed therein, of a shieldsecured to one side of the support and movable through the opening tooperative position on the opposite side thereof, and means for lookingthe shield in operative position.

2. The combination with a support having an opening formed therein, of ashield secured to one side of the support and movable through theopening to operative position on the opposite side thereof, and lockingmembers carried by the shield and adapted to engage the adjacent wallsof the support.

3. The combination with a support having an opening formed therein, of ashield pivi oted to one side of the support and having its free endmovable through the opening to operative position on the opposite sideof the support, and locking members slidably mounted on the shield andadapted to engage the adjacent walls of the support.

4t. The combination with a support having an opening formed therein, ofa shield pivoted to one side of the support and having its free endmovable through the opening to operative position on the opposite sideof the support, means slidably mounted on the shield and adapted toengage the support for locking the shield in operative position, andmeans for locking said shield in inoperative position.

5. The combination with a support having an opening formed therein, of ashield secured to one side of the support and having its free endmovable through the opening to operative position on the opposite sideof the support and provided with a terminal flange,

and locking members provided with correspending flanges slidably mountedon the shield and adapted to engage the adjacent walls of the support.

6. The combination with a support having an opening formed therein, of ashield pivoted to one side of the support and having its free endmovable through the opening to operative position on the opposite sideof the support, guide-flanges carried by the shield, and locking membersprovided with longitudinal ribs for slidable engagement with theguide-flanges, said ribs being adapted to engage the adjacent walls ofthe support for locking the shield in operative position.

7. The combination with a support having an opening formed therein, of ashield pivoted to one side of the support and having its free endmovable through the opening to operative position on the opposite sideof the support and provided with a terminal upwardly-extending flange,locking-plates slidably mounted on the shield and. provided withcorresponding flanges adapted to embrace and engage the flange on theshield, and finger-pieces carried by the locking plates for moving saidplates laterally into engagement with the adjacent walls of the support.

8. The combination with an engine-cab having a window, of a shieldpivoted to the interior walls of the cab above the window and having itsfree end movable through said window to operable position outside thecab, locking members slidably mounted on the shield and adapted toengage the exterior walls of the cab for locking the shield in operativeposition, and means for supporting said shield in elevated positionwithin the cab.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I h ave hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

A. BETHEL, J12, O. B. AKERs.

